Bagnaia

January 16

Alright, so every year the town of Bagnaia lights these huge bonfires. Don't ask me why because it was never explained to me. We took the bus from Viterbo, after missing the first one. The square was packed but it wasn't too bad since standing anywhere within 200 feet of the fire provided plenty of warmth.

Standing within like 50 feet of this sucker was like sitting in an oven.

Some of the USAC students huddled together for warmth. From front to back: Kim, Katie, Kate, Ben, and Stephen. After all the photo ops, we waited in line for dinner, which was totally worth it. Grilled lamb... enough said.

Meanwhile...

Italians love rock and roll, even if they don't understand a word of English. Dancing to Classic Rock when the singer is slurring all the wrong words together is really funny. Some of the USAC girls jumped onto the stage to dance. I'm pretty sure the band thought they were groupies.

Anyways, so the bus didn't run after 10pm, so it was a cold 3 1/2 miles home. Still had a lot of fun though.